Apparently Suckerpunch has a new IP they're probably showing off. Makers of inFAMOUS and Sly Cooper.

French studio Dontnod Entertainment has been commissioned by Sony to create a new “AAA action-adventure game” for PlayStation 3, reportedly titled Adrift. The unknown developer has already confirmed their presence at the show. Bottom line: expect the announcement.

Sony’s Santa Monica Studio is rumored to be working on multiple projects — one being God of War 4 (rumorshere) and the other a first/third-person shooter including both an open-world and vehicle combat. This may be that “modern FPS” that Quantic boss David Cage was asked to help out on.

XBOX related...

At last year’s presser, Microsoft announcedCodename: Kingdoms, a new Xbox 360-exclusive developed by Crysis 2 developer Crytek. Since then, no further details have been announced. This year might see Crytek step on stage to finally talk about and reveal a name for the title, which we’ve speculated is Microsoft’s response to God of War.

XBOX is supposed to be really heavy with Kinect this year. Introducing the "hardcore games".

Then you have Nintendo introducing their new console. Like it or not, that should bring some excitement.

GTA 5 perhaps?

Lots and lots and lots of other stuff. It's going to be fun.

Here's a good article I was reading the other day and have referenced to with tons of facts, rumors, and speculation and such.

We'll just have to see what they come out with. I mean, I love all these AAA sequels as much as the next guy. But I still get giddy when new IP's are announced. Granted, those may turn out to be generic FPS or GOW clones...hopefully not, though. The developers behind some of these new IPs are some of the best in the business, featuring some of the best tech available. So hopefully they'll continue to push the envelope, instead of following the same set paths.

Quantic Dream's next game probably has me the most excited. Sure their style of gameplay is essentially, a glorified point and click. But it still feels fresh, and they know how to tell a great story.

I just recently went back to Madden after playing NCAA for a long time, and man talk about different games. I love playing NCAA but it's like a cupcake game compared to Madden in terms of difficulty. I romp everyone on NCAA on hardest difficulty and I just started a Dynasty with Kansas. But I went back to Madden with the Falcons, and added our 3 first selections to our roster, and man alive. Even with our insane WR corps it's not easy to move the ball. At least not like it is on NCAA. The pass rush for Madden gives about 1.5 seconds before you're sacked, and Corners never miss Jams.

I didn't think NCAA was easy last year at all it was the time I think ever didnt win the national title. I just could never beat alabama and the only times I won the SEC was win i didnt have to face them. In like 6 times facing bama I never got within 3 TD's of them.

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Talked about Heavy Rain a few posts ago...semi-related...I heard Quantic Dream's new game should make an appearance at next month's E3 convention. That's going to be a hell of a show. Quantic Dream actually has two games in development...one, a PS3 exclusive...the other, they have been talking about going multi-platform with. That said, Sony has apparently expressed some interest in buying Quantic Dream. God I love their games. David Cage is a bit of douche, who loves the sound of his voice...but I love his outlook on gaming. He's all about "adult gaming" and the melding of gaming and cinema. Approaching everything from a real artistic point of view. Quantic Dream is one of the most ambitious developers out there. It's def. exciting to see where they go in the future.

I've heard some rumblings about there new game and if it's like Heavy Rain its a purchase for me. At first I was disapointed it wasnt gonna be a sequel then I fiished Heavy Rain and it made sense to why it was going to be a new game. I'm anxious to hear new details about the game hopefully it will not be to far away on a release date.

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Started another Heavy Rain playthrough. First one on my 1080p tv. Yet again another game that doesnt look as good on 1080. Like most games, it's native to 720. It displays at 720 on the tv as well, but there is considerable grain, which I tend to see a lot in video games, now that I got this new tv. Even if the tv is scaled back to 720. Luckily, I found a way to minimize the grain through some site online. It does suck...720p tvs are still the way to go for gaming, until the game industry catches up with native 1080p games, instead of just 1080 "compatible". Otherwise, it's still a lot of fuzzy images and ugly textures playing on a higher resolution.

My experience since getting a giant 1080p tv for gaming...hasnt been the greatest.

But yeah, the game is still fun as ever and now that the grain isnt as noticeable...I'm having fun with it.

Have you tried it with the move yet? I haven't either just wondering how it changed things for it.

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I still dont know about Madden. I miss playing NFL football...but I hate Madden. lol. I didnt buy it last year, either. NCAA is a must buy for me every year, at least.

I'm thinking about buying Madden again this year as I haven't since the 08 game. Its mostly bc the two teams I follow the most are gonna be good in Falcons and Lions. It's just that once I start playing NCAA I never wanna take it out and I also have the show that is fun. I'm not sure what i wanna do. I bet you are looking foward to this years with SC being better then usual.

I am. I won't be playing it for a while though since I rarely buy new games.
I just can't afford them. Still rocking MLB 09 and NBA 2K10.
Games I look forward to playing:
-Heavy Rain (I'm buying that one soon now)
-LA Noire
-Mortal Kombat
-NCAA 2012 (Haven't bought it since 09)

My uncle is sending me Black Ops so I'll be getting into that soon.
I suck at FPS but he loves the game and wants to to play online (possible ever???) with him

I've heard some rumblings about there new game and if it's like Heavy Rain its a purchase for me. At first I was disapointed it wasnt gonna be a sequel then I fiished Heavy Rain and it made sense to why it was going to be a new game. I'm anxious to hear new details about the game hopefully it will not be to far away on a release date.

That style of gameplay is their staple...so it will def. be Heavy Rain esque in the way it plays. This style actually began with their predecessor to Heavy Rain, Indigo Prophecy, on the xbox, ps2, and PC. Great game. As for sequels...David Cage said he will never make a sequel. He just doesnt like them for whatever reason. Hell, he didnt even want people to play Heavy Rain multiple times, because he wanted each person to have their own personalized and unique experience with the game. He's a very uncoventional thinker, compared to others in the business.

Have you tried it with the move yet? I haven't either just wondering how it changed things for it.

Not yet. But I want to. I still dont have the move, and to this point, regret getting the Kinect. But yeah, Heavy Rain is the perfect game for the move, it looks like fun. I hope developers can start turning out some good games for these things...but I'm not holding my breath.

I'm thinking about buying Madden again this year as I haven't since the 08 game. Its mostly bc the two teams I follow the most are gonna be good in Falcons and Lions. It's just that once I start playing NCAA I never wanna take it out and I also have the show that is fun. I'm not sure what i wanna do. I bet you are looking foward to this years with SC being better then usual.

Yesssir. SCAR was really fun to use last year, too. They made Lattimore insanely fast. I bet they'd turn that back a little this year. But yeah, I had a blast with Garcia, Lattimore, my 6'4 beasts on the outside, and like 97 speed Ace Sanders in the slot. And now, everyone should be even better and Clowney should be insane. I'm excited to play as them. I def. plan on using them in an online dynasty on here. I'll be getting for the 360, though.

I'm really excited for it. Just heard it's going to be on 3 discs for the 360. That's pretty crazy. Only 1 bluray disc for the PS3.

But whatever. The game looks fantastic. One of the major players for Game of the Year. It actually has a lot of similarities to Heavy Rain. It's very movie like, in its presentation...although, it boasts more conventional gameplay elements. I also heard it has a crazy amount of cut scenes in it...like 5 hours worth. That is an outrageous number.

Yeah, it's amazing tech. Interesting enough...the people over at Remedy (Max Payne, Alan Wake) say they're developing a facial tech that even outshines that of L.A. Noire's. This is something that can really change the face of gaming forever. haha. All of L.A. Noire's gameplay videos just make me drool.

Let me assure you that the resources of this company have been focused on investigating the entire nature and impact of the cyber-attack we’ve all experienced and on fixing it. We are absolutely dedicated to restoring full and safe service as soon as possible and rewarding you for your patience. We will settle for nothing less.

To date, there is no confirmed evidence any credit card or personal information has been misused, and we continue to monitor the situation closely. We are also moving ahead with plans to help protect our customers from identity theft around the world. A program for U.S. PlayStation Network and Qriocity customers that includes a $1 million identity theft insurance policy per user was launched earlier today and announcements for other regions will be coming soon.

As we have announced, we will be offering a “Welcome Back” package to our customers once our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services are up and running. This will include, among other benefits, a month of free PlayStation Plus membership for all PSN customers, as well as an extension of subscriptions for PlayStation Plus and Music Unlimited customers to make up for time lost.

As a company we — and I — apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused by this attack. Under the leadership of Kazuo Hirai, we have teams working around the clock and around the world to restore your access to those services as quickly, and as safely, as possible.

I know some believe we should have notified our customers earlier than we did. It’s a fair question. As soon as we discovered the potential scope of the intrusion, we shut down the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services and hired some of the best technical experts in the field to determine what happened. I wish we could have gotten the answers we needed sooner, but forensic analysis is a complex, time-consuming process. Hackers, after all, do their best to cover their tracks, and it took some time for our experts to find those tracks and begin to identify what personal information had — or had not — been taken.

As a result of what we discovered we notified you of the breach. Our investigation is ongoing, and we are upgrading our security so that if attacks like this happen again, our defenses will be even stronger.

In the last few months, Sony has faced a terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan. But now we are facing a very man-made event – a criminal attack on us — and on you — and we are working with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies around the world to apprehend those responsible.

In the coming days, we will restore service to the networks and welcome you back to the fun. I wanted to personally reach out and let you know that we are committed to serving you to the very best of our ability, protecting your information better than ever, and getting you back to what you signed up for – all the games and great entertainment experiences that you expect from Sony.

With best regards,
Howard Stringer

Basically its the same old crap again that they have already said 438639633863 times. It gives no time frame of when it will be back up it just says in the coming days. Its already said that same line about everday for the last 2 weeks.... Day 16 and counting.

Third attack againist sony planned... Its just a rumor but so far the 1st and 2nd attacks have happened.

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A group of hackers says it is planning another wave of cyberattacks against Sony in retaliation for its handling of the PlayStation Network breach.

An observer of the Internet Relay Chat channel used by the hackers told CNET today that a third major attack is planned this weekend against Sony's Web site. The people involved plan to publicize all or some of the information they are able to copy from Sony's servers, which could include customer names, credit card numbers, and addresses, according to the source. The hackers claim they currently have access to some of Sony's servers.

Should the planned attack succeed, it would be the latest blow in a series of devastating security breaches of Sony's servers over the past month. The failure of Sony's server security has ignited investigations by the FBI, the Department of Justice, Congress, and the New York State Attorney General, a well as data security and privacy authorities in the U.K., Canada, and Taiwan.

Several weeks ago the hacker group known as Anonymous targeted several Sony Web sites, including Sony.com and SonyStyle.com, with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in retaliation for what its members saw as Sony's unfair legal action against hacker George Hotz. Two weeks ago Sony's PlayStation Network, along with its Qriocity service and Sony Online, were the target of an attack that exposed the personal information of more than 100 million Sony customers. Sony was forced to shut down PSN, Qriocity, and Sony Online, and is currently working to bring them back online after rebuilding the security of its servers.

Sony says it doesn't know who orchestrated what it's calling a "highly sophisticated, planned" attack, but it has dropped hints that the group Anonymous is involved. Kazuo Hirai, chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment, told a Congressional subcommittee in a letter yesterday that the intruders on its servers planted a file named "Anonymous" containing the statement "We are Legion," part of the group's tagline.

Anonymous issued a statement yesterday denying it was involved in the PSN breach. "While we are a distributed and decentralized group, our 'leadership' does not condone credit card theft," the statement said.

Now it seems the same group of hackers that was able to infiltrate the PSN servers is planning to hit back against Sony.

Have you seen that logo next to certain people on your friends list? Those are all people who purchased PS +. It costs like $15 for 3 months or $50 for 12 months + 3 bonus free months (if they still have that 3 bonus months). You get 60 min full game trails on games like infamous, mass effect 3 basically pretty big titles. About a free PSN games every 2 weeks that they pick as well as a free ps mini game and ps1 game. You also get discounts on certain PSN games themes,avaters. Only certain stuff at certain times not like everything in the store. Basically they pick the stuff and you end up renting it for however long your subscription is because once it runs out you can no longer play the games unless you renew your subscription. Theres also more stuff but it might be easier just doing a quick search.

Will PlayStation users be without access to the service for another three weeks? According to a Sunday report from Bloomberg, Sony's PlayStation Network and Qriocity online services will be down until at least May 31.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Sony spokesman Shigenori Yoshida said Sony is currently installing an improved security system and will get its services back online by May 31.

Its the fact that I bought MLBTV and I cant flipping watch it on my 46" LED unless I finagle my desktop to hook up to it but then its just a pain in the ass for one game then I have to move it back later that night.